Rob Dubbin is a four-time Emmy winning comedy writer with 11 years in showbiz, but he has ditched the writer's room to write computer code instead. Yahoo Finance's Jen Rogers talks to Dubbin about Scripto and his co-founder Stephen Colbert.

CBS + Via Merger: $97 • Timeframe: 1-2 years Description CBS (CBS) is a media company that owns the CBS Network and Showtime, as well as other minor media properties. Given the merger talks with Viacom (VIA), we consider CBS in two separate scenarios: standalone and merger with VIA. Elevator Pitch We believe the CBS Network is well positioned for the changes in the media ecosystem, its subscriber revenues are rapidly growing, and the stock is cheap.

A group of Viacom networks is stepping up to support the March for Our Lives. Comedy Central, BET and MTV plan to offer live coverage of the event in Washington, D.C., on March 24. In the days leading up to the march, several shows, including "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" and "The Opposition" will air special coverage on gun violence, Deadline reports .

Viacom Inc. suspended all programming on its networks for 17 minutes on Wednesday, in support of students across the U.S. who have staged a walkout to protest gun violence. Students have been active in ...

CMT is in the early stages of developing a reality show on the lives of NASCAR drivers’ spouses, according to sources, as the industry looks to further show off the lifestyle element of the sport. The show is still being developed and could be scrapped before airing.

According to the multiyear distribution agreement, Charter will provide Viacom’s channels and cable network to Spectrum subscribers across its systems. The companies also entered into a new co-production deal for original content.

Major retailers are spending well over $2,000 per square foot to have a storefront in Times Square, which attracts up to 420,000 visitors (mainly tourists) a day. The hefty price tag is worth it given that retailers get exposure 24 hours seven days a week.

The idea of a Viacom-CBS merger could pay off big, according to the majority shareholders of each company. Wall Street, however, is not buying into that momentum. The New York Post points out that CBS’s stock slipped 2.4 percent on Friday, to $55.39, and that shares are down 5.8 percent since they initially popped on Jan. 12 on the first reports that it and Viacom were again talking merger.

Short interest is low for VIAB with fewer than 5% of shares on loan. The net inflows of $1.86 billion over the last one-month into ETFs that hold VIAB are among the lowest of the last year and appear to be slowing.